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i'll talk to budget committee chairman paul ryan about debt, the deficit and taxes. >>> also, the godfather of hip-hop, a major mogul in the hip-hop world, fashion and finance. joining me to talk about having it all, russell simmons on the real meaning of success. "the wall street journal report" begins right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program, "the wall street journal report." now maria bartiromo. >> here is a look at what is making news as we head into a new week on wall street. it is one of the most important indicators of the strength of the economy and the economic recovery. and on friday, the unemployment report for february came out, showing 192,000 jobs were created last month. with the unemployment rate dropping to 8.9%, a nearly to-year low. the numbers were in line with analysts' expectations. the price of oil did something it hasn't done in more than two years, closing at more than $100 a barrel this week. on unrest in the middle east. oil is up more than $20 over the last few months, and gasoline is following oil's rise, now well over $4 a gallon in som
i'll talk to budget committee chairman paul ryan about debt, the deficit and taxes. >>> also, the godfather of hip-hop, a major mogul in the hip-hop world, fashion and finance. joining me to talk about having it all, russell simmons on the real meaning of success. "the wall street journal report" begins right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program, "the wall street journal report." now maria bartiromo. >> here is a look at what is...
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the president's plan to cut the deficit. what it means to your portfolio, the markets, and the economy. >>> oil's wild ride and the impact. my conversation with chevron's ceo about prices, alternative energy, and where the next barrel is coming from now. >>> and the governor of a rust belt state that is actually running a budget surplus. how he does it. what is different about his state, and will he run for president? "the wall street journal report" begins right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program, "the wall street journal report." now maria bartiromo. >> here is a look at what is making news as we head into a new week on wall street. there is little sign of inflation according to two important metrics closely watched by economists and the federal reserve. the core rate of the consumer price index which measures consumer inflation, but does not measure food and energy showed little increase last month as does the core ppi. if there is no inflation, the fed can keep interest rates lower for a longer p
the president's plan to cut the deficit. what it means to your portfolio, the markets, and the economy. >>> oil's wild ride and the impact. my conversation with chevron's ceo about prices, alternative energy, and where the next barrel is coming from now. >>> and the governor of a rust belt state that is actually running a budget surplus. how he does it. what is different about his state, and will he run for president? "the wall street journal report" begins right...
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conservatives are against big deficits. shouldn't they be out there at the ramparts, let's get something done? >> in washington, d.c., you have democrats who are broadly not enthusiastic about deficit reduction and you have republicans and conservatives who are not serious about deficit reduction. and increasing the bush tax cuts is a perfect example of that. back when the cuts were passed and the rare examples of the fiscal discipline, there was a sunset provision. they were supposed to end 10 years from now. we are here this is not about a tax increase. this was built into the legislation. republicans would say as they are saying now that if we raise taxes, it is bad for a down economy. i guarantee you, if the economy were booming today, these same republicans would be saying we can't raise taxes now because it will choke off the boom. there is no way to deal with the deficit problem without increasing revenue chris: here is the fundamental question. andrea, do the conservatives would rather have the direction we're going
conservatives are against big deficits. shouldn't they be out there at the ramparts, let's get something done? >> in washington, d.c., you have democrats who are broadly not enthusiastic about deficit reduction and you have republicans and conservatives who are not serious about deficit reduction. and increasing the bush tax cuts is a perfect example of that. back when the cuts were passed and the rare examples of the fiscal discipline, there was a sunset provision. they were supposed to...
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a weak jobs number, worries about the debt ceiling and the deficit. what does it mean to the markets? my conversation with the chairman of the house budget committee, paul ryan, talking with me about medicare, compromise, and the federal budget. >>> and what is cooking when it comes to trends in barbecue? we'll check out the hot grills, the tasty dishes and find out what is new in the backyard. the "wall street journal report" begins right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program, "the wall street journal report." now maria bartiromo. >> here is a look at what is making news as we head into a new week on wall street. a very disappointing jobs report out on friday. nonfarm payrolls rising only by 18,000 for the month of june. that is the weakest number since september of last year. most analysts were expecting numbers north of 100,000 jobs created. the unemployment rate, meanwhile, bumped up to 9.2%, the highest it's been since december. >>> the holiday-shortened week saw the bulls running early as the dow and the s&p 500 closed at t
a weak jobs number, worries about the debt ceiling and the deficit. what does it mean to the markets? my conversation with the chairman of the house budget committee, paul ryan, talking with me about medicare, compromise, and the federal budget. >>> and what is cooking when it comes to trends in barbecue? we'll check out the hot grills, the tasty dishes and find out what is new in the backyard. the "wall street journal report" begins right now. >> this is america's...
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he hit every button on the economic points and talked about deficits without saying how and where and when. those are the specifics that will form the rest debate. >> so with the ryan family, now going backstage. night two is completed in tampa, florida. a complete wrap-up tomorrow morning on today. we'll be back at this tomorrow evening in prime time, of course, and on nightly news. i'm brian williams, nbc news in tampa. your late local news begins now. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, latebreaking. >> a day after landfall, at a wednesday wallop from tropical storm isaac. knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people. it continues to turn as it pushes further inland. >> this slow-moving system is being blamed for one death and louisiana. we have team coverage of the tropical storm. we spoke to local red cross volunteers. we will also have the latest on the impact on the devastated regions. >> this storm is still pounding that a gulf coast area. it is showing signs of weak
he hit every button on the economic points and talked about deficits without saying how and where and when. those are the specifics that will form the rest debate. >> so with the ryan family, now going backstage. night two is completed in tampa, florida. a complete wrap-up tomorrow morning on today. we'll be back at this tomorrow evening in prime time, of course, and on nightly news. i'm brian williams, nbc news in tampa. your late local news begins now. [captioning made possible by...
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the second part is we need to balance the deficit and deal with it in a balanced way. this is not a question about whether or not we should reduce the long-term deficit. it's how. the republicans and paul ryan's budget does this, it's a one-sided lopsided approach. they want to take it all out on middle-income americans. the result is that you are going to have folks on medicare, seniors with a 23,000 median income taking in the burden for increased medical costs because they don't want to ask folks at the very high end to pitch in by closing corporate tax loopholes and by going back to the same top tax rate in place in the clinton years when the economy boomed and we balanced the budget by the end. they all signed a pledge saying they won't close one tax loophole for the purpose of deficit reduction. the first action taken by the house of representatives when the republicans took charge was to change the house rules to say that you don't have to pay for tax cuts for the folks at the very top. you can put that on your credit card. what we need to do is take a balanced
the second part is we need to balance the deficit and deal with it in a balanced way. this is not a question about whether or not we should reduce the long-term deficit. it's how. the republicans and paul ryan's budget does this, it's a one-sided lopsided approach. they want to take it all out on middle-income americans. the result is that you are going to have folks on medicare, seniors with a 23,000 median income taking in the burden for increased medical costs because they don't want to ask...
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that 10-point deficit proved fatal to romney. romney never recovered from missteps that labeled him too rich to understand the average american. there was the $10,000 bet he offered rick perry in one of those really primary debates. that became so notorious that it was part of the narrative. >> many voters feel that mitt romney's out of touch with real americans after he tried to make the bet with rick perry for $10,000. yeah, when asked to comment, mitt said, i'm sorry, but that's all i had in my pocket at the time. chris: wow. what romney thought he could score points after president obama said the private sector was doing just fine. david lederman turned it around on romney. >> mitt romney jumped right on this and waste nod time issuing this response -- wasted no time issuing this response saying that the private sector is fine. watch what mitt had to say. >> after president obama made this statement -- >> the private sector is doing fine. >> mitt romney quickly responded. >> he said the private sector is doing fine. is he rea
that 10-point deficit proved fatal to romney. romney never recovered from missteps that labeled him too rich to understand the average american. there was the $10,000 bet he offered rick perry in one of those really primary debates. that became so notorious that it was part of the narrative. >> many voters feel that mitt romney's out of touch with real americans after he tried to make the bet with rick perry for $10,000. yeah, when asked to comment, mitt said, i'm sorry, but that's all i...
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he's running as a deficit hawk. kelly o'donnell takes a look at the ryan voting record. >> reporter: sworn in seven times since 1999 to serve wisconsin's first district. >> we're not just here to get a lapel pin that says we're members of congress. we're here to try to fix this country's problems. >> reporter: he's co sponsored 975 bills and cast more than 4,000 votes. best known as the house republican charts and graphs guy, who actually relishes number crunching. so much so, colleagues call ryan the teacher. >> sleep soundly knowing what i'm trying to do is help fix this country's problems. reapply our founding principles to the times of the day, and get the country back on track. >> reporter: his voting record sometimes conflicts with his identity as a fiscal conservative. the bank bailout known as tarp that tea party conservatives rail against today. ryan voted for medicare prescription drug coverage, backed both wars in iraq and afghanist afghanistan, and backed the bush tax cuts. speaker john boehner defended
he's running as a deficit hawk. kelly o'donnell takes a look at the ryan voting record. >> reporter: sworn in seven times since 1999 to serve wisconsin's first district. >> we're not just here to get a lapel pin that says we're members of congress. we're here to try to fix this country's problems. >> reporter: he's co sponsored 975 bills and cast more than 4,000 votes. best known as the house republican charts and graphs guy, who actually relishes number crunching. so much so,...
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number two, the president appointed a deficit reduction commission. this is not going to be your typical commission. it's going to issue a report, sit on the shelf and gather dust. i put three members on it. very responsible members. john boehner put three members on it. we expect them to send up a recommendation no later than december of this year to deal with our long-term debt problem and we do know that we have a serious long-term debt problem unfunded liabilities related to social security, medicare, medicaid. i don't think we make what they're doing a political football. we'll wait for their report. if it's a responsible report that i can support, i will encourage my members to support it and the president will do the same thing. we could before the end of this calendar year actually have a significant impact on our long-term debt problem. >> why is it that you need a democratic president's commission on cutting the deficit to figure out what it is as republicans you think should be cut from federal spending? >> i don't think that it ought to be
number two, the president appointed a deficit reduction commission. this is not going to be your typical commission. it's going to issue a report, sit on the shelf and gather dust. i put three members on it. very responsible members. john boehner put three members on it. we expect them to send up a recommendation no later than december of this year to deal with our long-term debt problem and we do know that we have a serious long-term debt problem unfunded liabilities related to social...
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but in that process, we should be able to reduce the deficit. so, we should not be playing brinksmanship with a full faith and credit of the united states of america. so, of course we're going to do that, but what we need to do at the same time, in the months ahead, is we've got to decide -- and it's going to be a tough fight -- how are we going to reduce the deficit, get ao a more sustainable fiscal trajectory, but that doesn't cost the economy or grow jobs. >> laying out the deficit count, that's new this morning, and i want to break that down a bit. back in november of last year, the president set up a debt commission, and he said a lot of things to the american people, including this -- >> i set up this commission precisely because i'm prepared to make some tough decisions. i can't make them alone. i'm going to need congress to work with me. if we are concerned about debt and deficits, then we're going to have to take actions that are difficu difficult, and we're going to have to tell the truth to the american people. >> he said that, and ye
but in that process, we should be able to reduce the deficit. so, we should not be playing brinksmanship with a full faith and credit of the united states of america. so, of course we're going to do that, but what we need to do at the same time, in the months ahead, is we've got to decide -- and it's going to be a tough fight -- how are we going to reduce the deficit, get ao a more sustainable fiscal trajectory, but that doesn't cost the economy or grow jobs. >> laying out the deficit...
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we need to do something very big, very substantial to bring our long-term deficits down over time. we have to do that in a way that's good for the economy for more support because the economy is healing from the recession. it's going to require both sides to compromise. president's bringing leaders together again at the white house this evening to try to figure out how to move forward. >> what's he actually saying? because you're hearing boehner saying they're demanding tax increases, we're not going to do that. they've also said you were pedalling a bid on whether to cut entitlement programs like medicare or social security. what's the fact? >> that latter thing is not true. the president is standing tough. he is willing to do very, very difficult things. >> like what? on medicare? >> like getting substantial savings from the budget, across the budget. defense, the rest of government, even medicare/medicaid over the long term, there are things we can do responsibly to save money in those programs and we have to do that to bring the deficits under control. but to do that, we have t
we need to do something very big, very substantial to bring our long-term deficits down over time. we have to do that in a way that's good for the economy for more support because the economy is healing from the recession. it's going to require both sides to compromise. president's bringing leaders together again at the white house this evening to try to figure out how to move forward. >> what's he actually saying? because you're hearing boehner saying they're demanding tax increases,...
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>> i'm really serious about a plan that claims to reduce the deficit by spending $1 trillion on tax cuts for millionaires and trillion yarz. >> what we heardoday was not leadership from our commander in chief. what we heard today was a political broadside from our campaigner in chief. >> the budget war, rising gas prices, the looming debt ceiling deadline and the jobs outlook, all topics for our lead newsmaker guest this morning, the president's point man on the economy, treasury secretary tim geithner. then, what's realistic? our "political roundtable" weighs in on who has the more serious plan to tackle the deficit and whether there is the political will to solve the toughest problems, like medicare and our tax system, without another threat to shut down the government. plus, mitt romney inches closer to jumping into the race. >> it's time we put america back on a course of greatness, with a growing economy, good jobs and fiscal discipline in washington. >> if he's seen by many as the gop front-runner, why is donald trump doing so well in the polls? with us, former chairman of the fede
>> i'm really serious about a plan that claims to reduce the deficit by spending $1 trillion on tax cuts for millionaires and trillion yarz. >> what we heardoday was not leadership from our commander in chief. what we heard today was a political broadside from our campaigner in chief. >> the budget war, rising gas prices, the looming debt ceiling deadline and the jobs outlook, all topics for our lead newsmaker guest this morning, the president's point man on the economy,...
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and more importantly, businesses know we have to close this deficit. businesses know we can't keep spending money we just don't have. businesses budget. washington hasn't had a budget for four years. the president and his party have been in charge of washington during this time. they have not budgeted for four years. and businesses know that you can't operate an enterprise, let alone the federal government, without budgeting. >> let me have you respond to this other argument about entitlements, about the role of government. and the president really launched it as part of his inaugural address when he said this. >> we recognize that no matter how responsibly we live our lives, any one of us, at any time, may face a job loss or a sudden illness or a home swept away in a terrible storm. the commitments we make to each other through medicare and medicaid and social security, these things do not sap our nation. they strengthen us. they do not make us a nation of takers. they free us to take the risk that make this country great. >> now that line of attack,
and more importantly, businesses know we have to close this deficit. businesses know we can't keep spending money we just don't have. businesses budget. washington hasn't had a budget for four years. the president and his party have been in charge of washington during this time. they have not budgeted for four years. and businesses know that you can't operate an enterprise, let alone the federal government, without budgeting. >> let me have you respond to this other argument about...
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both parties say they're the ones to call with debts and deficits. but if republicans rejeck taxes, where's the deal? and what's the deal with newt? bad marriage. how does a republican run for president and still back what the party's doing in washington? is it simply impossible to be the candidate of the tea party protesters and the republicans who control the house? and finally, misery loves company. first there was sarah, then trump. now there's newt. with trump and huckabee gone and gingrich flailing, who's going to yell out loud for the mad as hell crowd? can bachmann resist the call of the wild? with us today, hdnet's dan rather, rachel madoow, kelly o'donnell and michael gers inn. president obama has put out a new plan for the middle east and now he's headed to europe. what's at the center here is the push to put the economy back on track. that's why there's a focus on the debt compromise and that's what the election will hang on. i want to do something different this week. usually we bottom-line things with our regulars, but let's start there
both parties say they're the ones to call with debts and deficits. but if republicans rejeck taxes, where's the deal? and what's the deal with newt? bad marriage. how does a republican run for president and still back what the party's doing in washington? is it simply impossible to be the candidate of the tea party protesters and the republicans who control the house? and finally, misery loves company. first there was sarah, then trump. now there's newt. with trump and huckabee gone and...
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the way the president moves the country forward and relates to people's fears is that he says budget deficits aren't nearly -- they're important but not nearly as important as getting the economy growing now. and that's what i want to do. chris: i'll get back to what you said, david. there is a great chance to get the american people's attention. if he makes an appeal, let's get beyond the zero sum, backettey-back bickering in washington and get some stuff done this year. can he put the republican right, i guess you have to call it the republican right, in a corner? >> if he continues this theme which i think led to his success on the fiscal cliff negotiations, which is to make the republicans the party of no at a time when americans want government to work. and i think that's the way he needs to set it up. i didn't think he did that well in his inaugural address but i think he has another chance here, and if he can make it seem as if, you know, resisting him on finding an alternative to sequestration is being the party of no, the party of the wreckers, i think he's got him in a corner. >> i
the way the president moves the country forward and relates to people's fears is that he says budget deficits aren't nearly -- they're important but not nearly as important as getting the economy growing now. and that's what i want to do. chris: i'll get back to what you said, david. there is a great chance to get the american people's attention. if he makes an appeal, let's get beyond the zero sum, backettey-back bickering in washington and get some stuff done this year. can he put the...
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. >> understands the fiscal challenges facing america, our exploding deficits and crushing debt and the fiscal catastrophe that awaits us if we don't change course. >> reporter: analysts say romney's selection is both bold and potentially risky. >> the commitment mitt romney and i make to you is this. we won't duck the tough issues. we will lead. >> reporter: as chairman of the house budget committee, ryan designed a politically polarizing budget plan, slashing trillions in federal spending including cuts to programs like medicare. >> we can turn this thing around. real solutions can be delivered, butt will take leadership. >> reporter: in making his announcement, romney stumbled out of the gate. >> join me in welcoming the next president of the united states, paul ryan. >> reporter: before quickly correcting himself, after ryan's dramatic arrival from the ship named after his home state to the soundtrack of the movie "air force i." >> every now and then i'm known to make a mistake. i did not make a mistake with this guy. but i can tell you this, he's going to be the next vice president
. >> understands the fiscal challenges facing america, our exploding deficits and crushing debt and the fiscal catastrophe that awaits us if we don't change course. >> reporter: analysts say romney's selection is both bold and potentially risky. >> the commitment mitt romney and i make to you is this. we won't duck the tough issues. we will lead. >> reporter: as chairman of the house budget committee, ryan designed a politically polarizing budget plan, slashing trillions...
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how is that sustainable if you really want to tackle the deficit? you look at these numbers. don't taxes have to be raised on the middle class as well? >> you know, i really don't believe they do. i believe the tax reform that the commission called for that produces additional revenue through going after these offshore tax savings -- let me give you another example. right in recent history, the united states has seen the spectacle of companies, u.s. companies buying european sewer systems, not because they're in the sewer business, but because they want to write those investments off on their books for tax purposes. that kind of tax scam should be closed down. i don't consider that a tax increase, but it does raise additional revenue that can be used both to lower rates to make america more competitive and to reduce our deficit, because tom coburn is exactly right, our country is headed for a fiscal cliff, a gross debt 100% of the gross domestic product of the united states, not in the future, but this year. >> all right, but i want to stick to this point. senator coburn, let
how is that sustainable if you really want to tackle the deficit? you look at these numbers. don't taxes have to be raised on the middle class as well? >> you know, i really don't believe they do. i believe the tax reform that the commission called for that produces additional revenue through going after these offshore tax savings -- let me give you another example. right in recent history, the united states has seen the spectacle of companies, u.s. companies buying european sewer...
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along with record deficits and debt. to the point where the president is now urging congress to increase the debt limit. we believe the days of business as usual must come to an end. we hold to a couple of simple convictions. endless borrowing is not a strategy. spending cuts have to come first. our nation is approaching a tipping point. we're at a moment where if government's growth is left unchecked and unchallenged america's best century will be considered our past century. this is a future in which we'll transform our social safety net into a hammock which lulls people into dependency. depending on bureaucracy to foster innovation, competitiveness and wise consumer choices has never worked and it won't work now. we need to chart a new course. speaking candidly as one citizen to another, we still have time. but not much time. if we continue down our current path, we know what our future will be. just take a look at what's happening to greece. ireland, the united kingdom and other nations in europe. they didn't act soo
along with record deficits and debt. to the point where the president is now urging congress to increase the debt limit. we believe the days of business as usual must come to an end. we hold to a couple of simple convictions. endless borrowing is not a strategy. spending cuts have to come first. our nation is approaching a tipping point. we're at a moment where if government's growth is left unchecked and unchallenged america's best century will be considered our past century. this is a future...
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he put a proposal up to cut a significant amount of deficit. we also need to make an investment in things in the long term are going to bring a return for the country. >> the problem is, i think what would be good on both sides -- obama's out there saying romney has no cohort or demagogue in this bain stuff. we have enough to argue about. the incentives and the voters reward these incentives are to do it. >> i'm going to leave it there. thank you all very much for a robust discussion this morning and a debate that will go on. >>> before we go, a reminder you can download the new nbc politics app that gives you access to all the latest content including our own press pass interviews as well as reporting and analysis from me and the rest of our terrific political team. you can find it in the itunes app store. we put a link up on our website. speaking of press pass, you can watch my latest press pass interview with former secretary of state madeleine albright on our blog. we talk about her new book in which she details her life growing up in czech
he put a proposal up to cut a significant amount of deficit. we also need to make an investment in things in the long term are going to bring a return for the country. >> the problem is, i think what would be good on both sides -- obama's out there saying romney has no cohort or demagogue in this bain stuff. we have enough to argue about. the incentives and the voters reward these incentives are to do it. >> i'm going to leave it there. thank you all very much for a robust...
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no tax cut that adds to the deficit. but i do want to reduce the burden being paid by middle-income americans. and to do that that also means i cannot reduce the burden paid by high-income americans. so any language to the contrary is simply not accurate. >> mr. president? >> well, i think what -- let's talk about taxes because i think it's instructive. now, four years ago when i stood on this stage i said that i would cut taxes for middle-class families. and that's exactly what i did. we cut taxes for middle-class families by about $3,600. and the reason is because i believe that we do best when the middle class is doing well. and by giving them those tax cuts they had a little more money in their pocket. so maybe they can buy a new car. they are certainly in a better position to weather the extraordinary recession we went through. maybe they can buy a computer for their kid who's going off to college. which means they're spending more money, businesses have more customers, businesses make more profits, and then hire mo
no tax cut that adds to the deficit. but i do want to reduce the burden being paid by middle-income americans. and to do that that also means i cannot reduce the burden paid by high-income americans. so any language to the contrary is simply not accurate. >> mr. president? >> well, i think what -- let's talk about taxes because i think it's instructive. now, four years ago when i stood on this stage i said that i would cut taxes for middle-class families. and that's exactly what i...
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especially his claim of $4 trillion of deficit reduction. romney made a point he'd cut the budget for pbs, even to the moderator. >> i like pbs, big bird, you, too, but i'm not going to keep on spending money. >> i want to make sure i got this straight. he'll get rid of regulations on wall street, but he's going to crack down on sesame street. >> today, a key romney surrogate said this. >> what people saw last night was a president that revealed his incompetence, how laze di and detached he is. >> did you really mean to call barack obama lazy? >> he didn't want to prepare for this debate. he's lazy and disengaged. >> now, the pressure is on paul ryan and joe biden in a debate next week. and the stakes are a lot higher for the president to come up with a different game plan for his next debate with mitt romney two weeks from now. >> andrea mitchell remains in denver tonight. thanks and of course, thanks to social media. getting reaction to a debate isn't a morning after thing anymore. it's a real time thing and the talk about the event in den
especially his claim of $4 trillion of deficit reduction. romney made a point he'd cut the budget for pbs, even to the moderator. >> i like pbs, big bird, you, too, but i'm not going to keep on spending money. >> i want to make sure i got this straight. he'll get rid of regulations on wall street, but he's going to crack down on sesame street. >> today, a key romney surrogate said this. >> what people saw last night was a president that revealed his incompetence, how...
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additional targeted spending in some areas to make america competitive and cuts and dealing with the deficit. here's the headline in "the new york times" this morning the way they describe it obama to push centrist agenda in his address. is that a vision you can support? >> i'm really interested to see and hear what the president has to say. i think he's got a real chance to lead here, but the question is did he listen and has he learned from the last election? i think that the vision the president laid out over the last two years is one very much focused on increasing government spending and trying to fund action from a washington based perspective and what the people have said is enough. we've got to shrink government. we've got to cut spending. and we need to really look to the private sector to grow jobs. >> he says there has to be a combination of spending to keep america competitive and cuts. can you support that? >> our congress will be a cut and grow congress. we believe we got to cut spending. we've got to cut the regulations that have stopped job growth. when the president talks ab
additional targeted spending in some areas to make america competitive and cuts and dealing with the deficit. here's the headline in "the new york times" this morning the way they describe it obama to push centrist agenda in his address. is that a vision you can support? >> i'm really interested to see and hear what the president has to say. i think he's got a real chance to lead here, but the question is did he listen and has he learned from the last election? i think that the...
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we can raise taxes on some individuals to solve a small part of the deficit. not much more. what we really need is healthy economic growth. something that would solve the employment crisis. we don't have it. even worse, i don't see meaningful suggestions under either candidate's plan to change it. for example, we had howard ham here from clr who advises romney on energy issues. he made it clear romney doesn't favor the natural gas act from bloom pickens to increase the use of plentiful natural gas to give us energy security and cleaner skies, surface fuel, nat gas. that plan could create hundreds of thousands of jobs. build new gas stations for compressed natural gas, cause more drilling to meet increased demand for service vehicles. pickens made it clear the nat gas act pays for itself but announced to the government choosing an industry to support. something rom uh any said he won't let happen. in order to avoid the solar fiasco going on under the obama administration. nor does either candidate embrace the idea of refinancing debt by taking advantage of the low bond rates
we can raise taxes on some individuals to solve a small part of the deficit. not much more. what we really need is healthy economic growth. something that would solve the employment crisis. we don't have it. even worse, i don't see meaningful suggestions under either candidate's plan to change it. for example, we had howard ham here from clr who advises romney on energy issues. he made it clear romney doesn't favor the natural gas act from bloom pickens to increase the use of plentiful natural...
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debt and the economy saying that we've had four years in a row of a president with the $1 trillion deficit, and that is bad economics. there is no way to tell how quickly the akin distraction will go away, but democrats are hoping to make that as long as possible. even at a fundraiser in new york city last night president obama was with basketball great michael jordan, and he poked fun at the whole situation we go how a congressman on the science committee could get his medical facts wrong. in washington, i'm claire leka. veronica, back to you. >> claire leka, thank you very much. >>> lawmakers could throw the nation into a recession next year. that is the prediction from the monday partisan congressional budget office which warns of capitol hill stalemate over expiring bush era tax cuts could send the economy off the much talked about fiscal cliff and cost the country two million jobs. meanwhile, a new poou center study finds the american middle class has suffered its worst decade in modern history with 52% of those surveyed saying congress is to blame. >>> well, the number of west nile v
debt and the economy saying that we've had four years in a row of a president with the $1 trillion deficit, and that is bad economics. there is no way to tell how quickly the akin distraction will go away, but democrats are hoping to make that as long as possible. even at a fundraiser in new york city last night president obama was with basketball great michael jordan, and he poked fun at the whole situation we go how a congressman on the science committee could get his medical facts wrong. in...
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." >> president obama has given us four years of trillion dollars or more deficits. he is making matters worse and spending our children's futures. we are not going to stand for that. on november the sixth, we will change that. >> this is the worst economic recovery in 70 years, he went on, adding that we needed policies to get people back to self-sufficiency and dignity. >> in tonight's medical alert, do you know a child whose snores? loud, chronic snoring in children may signal future behavioral problems. researchers studied mothers of 249 children found that those who snored loudly at least twice a week at age two or three have more behavioral problems like attention deficit and bedwetting. the problem is usually enlarged tonsils or adenoids and the problem is resolved by removing them. a new study coming from the cancer center in houston is based on 74 patients -- 474 patients. one group of patients that did not see the benefit of mastectomy were women who did not have high-grade tumors. and women who are pre menopausal may notice they are having a little trouble
." >> president obama has given us four years of trillion dollars or more deficits. he is making matters worse and spending our children's futures. we are not going to stand for that. on november the sixth, we will change that. >> this is the worst economic recovery in 70 years, he went on, adding that we needed policies to get people back to self-sufficiency and dignity. >> in tonight's medical alert, do you know a child whose snores? loud, chronic snoring in children...
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the slowest economic recovery in decades, spiraling out of control deficit, an education system that is failing to compete in the world. it doesn't matter how we got here. there is enough blame to go around. what matters is what we do now. see, i know. i know we can fix our problems. when there are people in the room who care more about doing the job they were elected to do than they worry about winning re-election, it is possible to work together, achieve principle compromise and get results for people who gave us the joks in the first place. [ cheers and applause ] the people have no patience for any other way anymore. it is simple. we need politicians to care more about doing something and less about being something. and believe me. believe me. if we can do this in a blue state like new jersey with a conservative republican governor, washington, d.c. is out of excuses. leadership delivers. leadership counts. leadership matters. and here's the great news i came here tonight to bring you. we have this leader for america. we have a nominee who will tell us the truth and who will lead
the slowest economic recovery in decades, spiraling out of control deficit, an education system that is failing to compete in the world. it doesn't matter how we got here. there is enough blame to go around. what matters is what we do now. see, i know. i know we can fix our problems. when there are people in the room who care more about doing the job they were elected to do than they worry about winning re-election, it is possible to work together, achieve principle compromise and get results...
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we already have a $292 billion deficit. but in those two months, revenues have increased by 10%. $30 billion. you only get $31 billion in the first year when you raise those two rates. but you know what the problem is? we increased spending by 16%, $87 billion. this is more about a spending problem, not a taxing problem. and that's the problem with washington. >> first of all, congressman, you threw out a number there, there are a lot of numbers that can confuse people. you talk about $31 billion. the reality is, over 10 years, based on documents i have seen from republicans, raising the top rates would get you over $400 billion in new revenue. so that is a fact that both sides agree on. >> david, in two months of this new pacific northwe new fiscal year, you have $10 billion in revenue but 16% increase in spending. it is a spending problem. and the president wants to increase taxes to continue the spending. he proposed a plan that put a new spend list in that added more than just the top two rates' worth in the first year.
we already have a $292 billion deficit. but in those two months, revenues have increased by 10%. $30 billion. you only get $31 billion in the first year when you raise those two rates. but you know what the problem is? we increased spending by 16%, $87 billion. this is more about a spending problem, not a taxing problem. and that's the problem with washington. >> first of all, congressman, you threw out a number there, there are a lot of numbers that can confuse people. you talk about $31...
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i mean, he's got these deficits that we've talked about. the chairwoman's spoken about the fact that she is somehow espo espousing these great tax policies he's put forwards, but we've lost 2.5 million jobs during his presidency. >> let's stick to the field. mitt romney is in a dead heat, according to "the washington post" nbc news poll. chairwoman, dead heat with mitt romney. that's got to be about the economy and the president's vulnerability on the economy, no? >> well, mitt romney's pretty vulnerable on the economy as well. when he was governor, he was literally 47th in job creation. for someone who touts his own ability to create jobs, we're talking about somebody that never created and recovered the amount of jobs lost in massachusetts from the 2001 recession when he was governor. his -- >> do you see him as a front-runner for the republicans? >> i see that there is a collection of very flawed candidates on the other side of the aisle. we are concentrating on making sure that we can continue to boost this recovery. we want the republi
i mean, he's got these deficits that we've talked about. the chairwoman's spoken about the fact that she is somehow espo espousing these great tax policies he's put forwards, but we've lost 2.5 million jobs during his presidency. >> let's stick to the field. mitt romney is in a dead heat, according to "the washington post" nbc news poll. chairwoman, dead heat with mitt romney. that's got to be about the economy and the president's vulnerability on the economy, no? >> well,...
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you've called the debt and our deficit a moral crisis and yet in addition to extending the bush tax cuts you want to cut tax rates an additional 20%. you've rejected a 10-1 spending ratio when it comes to spending to increasing taxes. and yet you want to balance the budget. the math simply doesn't add up, does it? >> actually it does. five different economic studies including one at harvard, princeton, aei and a couple at the "wall street journal" all show that if we bring down our o top rates and go across the board, bring down rates for everyone in america, but also limit deductions and exemptions for people at the high end, you can keep the progressivity in the code, remain revenue neutral and you create an enormous incentive -- >> you haven't specified where you'd cut loopholes. you actually want to increase defense spending in addition to aulg of that. >> i want to maintain defense spending at the current level of the gdp. i don't want to keep bringing it down as the president's doing. this sequestration of the white house cutting our defense is an extraordinary miscalculation. >> r
you've called the debt and our deficit a moral crisis and yet in addition to extending the bush tax cuts you want to cut tax rates an additional 20%. you've rejected a 10-1 spending ratio when it comes to spending to increasing taxes. and yet you want to balance the budget. the math simply doesn't add up, does it? >> actually it does. five different economic studies including one at harvard, princeton, aei and a couple at the "wall street journal" all show that if we bring down...
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hour rainfall deficit continues to grow. for the month, we are half an inch below normal. for the year, almost 6 inches below normal. but there is a little bit of rain on the radar. coming out of cleveland into pittsburgh, but it looks like it will mostly miss us to the north. the southern end of this line is very ragged. just a few scattered light showers or sprinkles possible here late tonight after midnight. otherwise, it will be partly cloudy. eventually by morning, we will see temperatures dropped into the 50's again because this front, which is now cutting across northwestern the pennsylvania separating 80's hear from 50's in cleveland -- that front moves through tonight with a few scattered showers or sprinkles. after that, high pressure will fell in behind it. the weekend looks pretty nice. 3:00 in the morning, the fund is making its way through baltimore. you can see very little, spotty showers going on. the clouds will clear up nicely as we had a saturday. cool and comfortable for saturday and sunday. monday, we will keep an eye to this out because the next batch
hour rainfall deficit continues to grow. for the month, we are half an inch below normal. for the year, almost 6 inches below normal. but there is a little bit of rain on the radar. coming out of cleveland into pittsburgh, but it looks like it will mostly miss us to the north. the southern end of this line is very ragged. just a few scattered light showers or sprinkles possible here late tonight after midnight. otherwise, it will be partly cloudy. eventually by morning, we will see temperatures...
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they went from deficits to surpluses from job loss to job creation. then you look at the olympics where he was a pure leader. look at his history. it tells you who he is. he's pragmatic, no question about it. he's also tough, firm and understands job creation. in terms of people not getting him, the first debate, i have never seen a debate have this much impact. the first debate gave people the chance to see, romney is smart, he knows this and that but he doesn't get me. in the first debate, i believe he was able to connect with people. they said you know, maybe he does get me. that was an important part of why there's momentum in the state of ohio right now. i believe right now we are currently ahead. internal show is currently ahead. honestly think romney is going to carry ohio. i have not been saying this. i believe it's going to happen. >> governor, there's 15 seconds left. technical question. do you think we are going to know the outcome of ohio on election night? provisional ballots could become an issue that take additional time to be counted.
they went from deficits to surpluses from job loss to job creation. then you look at the olympics where he was a pure leader. look at his history. it tells you who he is. he's pragmatic, no question about it. he's also tough, firm and understands job creation. in terms of people not getting him, the first debate, i have never seen a debate have this much impact. the first debate gave people the chance to see, romney is smart, he knows this and that but he doesn't get me. in the first debate, i...
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>> what the president's proposed is a cap on the deficit and debt. that's what we are all interested in and need to address. >> republicans said you need to cap discretionary spending and then the cap -- >> it's a question of balance. we want to reduce the deficit, involving spending cuts and the revenue increase. by saying spending, you're saying you want to whack medicare and medicaid only. you only want to deal with the spending side. again, the bipartisan groups that have looked at this, every one of them said any credible plan requires both. that's what we're saying. >> so, i can't promise the debate won't continue during the commercial, but we're going to take one. when we come back, i want to talk more about the politics, specifically the fallout for newt gingrich on this very rough week, that as we pointed out, started with his commts on this program last week. more with the roundtable right after this. [ male announcer ] your hard work has paid off. and you want to pass along as much as possible to future generations. at northern trust, we k
>> what the president's proposed is a cap on the deficit and debt. that's what we are all interested in and need to address. >> republicans said you need to cap discretionary spending and then the cap -- >> it's a question of balance. we want to reduce the deficit, involving spending cuts and the revenue increase. by saying spending, you're saying you want to whack medicare and medicaid only. you only want to deal with the spending side. again, the bipartisan groups that have...
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pelosi said there would not be any more deficit spending. we've had $5 trillion in spending since then. it is a rejection of reid and pelosi but i don't know that it's about obama being a one-term president. we have got to look at the federal government. >> i want to ask you about specific issue areas of the agenda. before i do that, you were active in supporting tea party candidates around the country. you had some big winners around the country that you campaigned for, some of them. you also had notable losses, particularly in the senate. i want to single one out. you were behind christine o'donnell, who lost, of course, in delaware. here was the front page of the wilmington news journal, "no taste for tea." there's been backlash for your support of her. party purists like palin and senator demint had foolishly pushed nominees too conservative to win in politically competitive states. if you think what happened in delaware was a win, we don't have a snowball's chance to win the white house. if you think delaware with his a wake-up call for
pelosi said there would not be any more deficit spending. we've had $5 trillion in spending since then. it is a rejection of reid and pelosi but i don't know that it's about obama being a one-term president. we have got to look at the federal government. >> i want to ask you about specific issue areas of the agenda. before i do that, you were active in supporting tea party candidates around the country. you had some big winners around the country that you campaigned for, some of them. you...
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falling income, exploding deficit. mitt romney and his congressional allies, by the way he's aspearing with speaker boehner today in ohio which is fitting because ultimately he's going to pick a vice president to run with. ultimately his running mate is the congressional republican agenda. he's adopted it hook, line and sinker. you want to go back to the policies where we exploded our debt, middle class falls farther behind, the only answer is tax cuts for the wealthy, short change things like education. we need to focus -- this is going to be a close election. that's that going to change between now and november. what we need to focus on, the politics of it aren't going to change. going to be a very close election. let's feekous on the choice and the content -- >> but knit romney says focus on the record. you talk about how bad the problems were. this president knew that and that's why we chose to pass a nearly trillion dollar stimulus. that's why you passed financial reform. that's why you passed a health care law wh
falling income, exploding deficit. mitt romney and his congressional allies, by the way he's aspearing with speaker boehner today in ohio which is fitting because ultimately he's going to pick a vice president to run with. ultimately his running mate is the congressional republican agenda. he's adopted it hook, line and sinker. you want to go back to the policies where we exploded our debt, middle class falls farther behind, the only answer is tax cuts for the wealthy, short change things like...
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when our nation was supposed to start paying down the national debt and rolling back those massive deficits. this was the hope and change america voted for. it's not just what we wanted. it's not just what we expected. it's what americans deserved. [ applause ]3 f1 [ applause ]3 f1 you deserved it because during these years, you worked harder than ever before. you deserved it because when it cost more to fill up your car, you cut out moving lights and put in longer hours. when you lost that job that paid $22.50 with benefits. you took two jobs at nine bucks an hour. you deserve it because your family depended on you and you did it because you're an american and you don't quit. you did it because it was what you had to do. but driving home late from that second job or standing there watching the gas pump hit $50 and still going, when the realtor told you that to sell your house you'd have to take a big loss, in those moments you knew that this just wasn't right. but what could you do, except work harder, do with less, try to stay optimistic, hug your kids a little longer, maybe spend a littl
when our nation was supposed to start paying down the national debt and rolling back those massive deficits. this was the hope and change america voted for. it's not just what we wanted. it's not just what we expected. it's what americans deserved. [ applause ]3 f1 [ applause ]3 f1 you deserved it because during these years, you worked harder than ever before. you deserved it because when it cost more to fill up your car, you cut out moving lights and put in longer hours. when you lost that job...
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the deficit, can't be solved? >> first, there's tons of intransigents on the other side that democrats have been utterly i'd say not only stubborn, but cynical in their protestations that they won't touch, they won't modernize or rebuild the safety net programs, and everyone knows that has to happen. no. i would say this. i've answered this question before. it seems to me that someone who would be our next president should take one pledge and one only. that's the one that involves the bible and the west front of the capitol building. and at this point, my view is that we should address our economic issues and for that matter, our debt issues without at least raising tax rates. we're going to have to raise a lot more revenue, and i think that means a new tax system. fewer loopholes, lower rates. but the -- i think that at this stage if i could get such a deal. you know, the problem with these bargains in the past is the taxes are real and immediate and somehow the spending cuts never happen. so there's a reason to
the deficit, can't be solved? >> first, there's tons of intransigents on the other side that democrats have been utterly i'd say not only stubborn, but cynical in their protestations that they won't touch, they won't modernize or rebuild the safety net programs, and everyone knows that has to happen. no. i would say this. i've answered this question before. it seems to me that someone who would be our next president should take one pledge and one only. that's the one that involves the...